Samantha Shannon (born 8 November 1991) is a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction. Read full biography of Samantha Shannon →
I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls, leaving at sixteen to... →
I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist'... →
I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the chapters. I think that the characters write... →
I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on... →
I've been writing since I was about thirteen but didn't start a book until 2007. I spent four years writing a sci-fi novel before I wrote... →
In 2011, I did an internship in Seven Dials, a junction in London where seven roads come together. I'd given up on writing after multiple... →
J. K. Rowling is one of my favourite authors, and I really admire how she created this big wizarding world. But I think our books are very, very... →
London had so much death in its history, it was hard to find a spot without spirits. They formed a safety net. Still, you had to hope the ones you... →
My silver cord - the link between my body and my spirit - was extremely sensitive. It was what allowed me to sense dreamscapes at a distance. It... →
Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take... →
Samantha Shannon (born 8 November 1991) is a British writer of dystopian and paranormal fiction.